I’ve reached the final hurdle in my CIPR Diploma studies – researching and writing the 6000 word personal project.
The personal project looks like a great opportunity to put everything I’ve learnt so far into action, and do some real in-depth research into a topic that’s interesting and useful for me as a student and practitioner.
I’m keen to research a subject that’s relevant to my day job, so I’ve been thinking of the following as a title:
“What is the role of social media in local government communications?”
There’s real potential for the use of social media for local government to communicate and consult more effectively with local audiences. However to date the sector’s adoption of social media has been slow and patchy.
In my research I hope to draw on UK and international case studies to understand how social media can play a role in helping local government communicate, particularly with audiences that it does not traditionally communicate effectively with.
I need to start thinking about my research methodology, but what do you think about this topic? Are there any must-see resources for public sector use of social media that you can point me towards? Do you have any examples of how your local council has used social media?
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Sounds like a valid and interesting research topic. We’ve just finished marking the January submitted CIPR projects with quite a few students focusing on new media. One of the main concepts was whether social media supports the “ideal” of two-way symmetric communications. In terms of methodology, one of the most interesting actually piloted an internal blog rather than simply asking for views about whether it should be used.
Hi ,
I need some urgent help on articulating my thoughts on my dissertation topic.
What are the possible angles to explore if I want to merge the evolving social media landscape in India and explore the trends its giving rise to in the PR industry.
Kindly advise.
Help me in the effectiveness of social media in local government communication.
Hi Othusisitse, are a student? If so at which level. Im current doing my honours degree and need to my research to focus on The Impact of Social marketing in National Government and its failures. Really sounds exciting, isn it
I need someone who I can discuss with and share opinions in writting my research. I dont want to do it with anyone i am attending with since i dont want confusion. Reply by email on pbanda3@gmail.com
Hi Heather,
I am a postgraduate student in Strategic public relations and communication management.Could you give me some suggestions about choosing the dissertation topic?
I am considering about
1.the relationship between religion, culture and corporate social responsibility.In other word, will religious belief affect the way through which company used to manage CSR
2.something about crisis management
3.how PR could help NGO or charity after financial crisis
4.Role of female practitioners in PR field (in china)
As I am a chinese student, don’t you think it will be better for me to link all these topic to chin?
I also met difficulties about methodology and how to choose the way to do the research?research paradigm? and underpin assumption/philosophy about them?
PS:Could you inform me something about sampling and triangulation?
ps: If you could provide some materials or books, journals for me, it will really helps.
Thanks
helo,bambie…
am sowmya doing my graduation in visual communication with specialisation in public relation.I found the topic ‘the raltionship between culture,religion & csr ‘ very much interesting.So pls do msg me if u get any details regarding this topic.
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thnkyou
Hi, I’m looking to take a Masters program in Communication studies. I need a dissertation topic to attach to my application. I work as a customer service and information officer at an Airport. I need a topic in relation to my job.
i need your help urgently
thanks for that Heather – it would be interesting to think about using a blog in the research methodology. I’ll have to have a think about that – I was contemplating using a wiki to build the research around, so that once I’d written my report I could then keep it alive and hopefully it’d become a useful resource local govt communicators
I agree, sounds like a fine idea. One thing you might look in to is how the public sector uses social media to engage ‘hard-to-reach’ groups in the democratic process. The Electoral Commission has (I think) done some work along these lines with young people from minority groups.
Jon – thanks for the comment. I certainly hope to be able to explore how social media can help reach the hard-to-reach audiences, both for engagement in the democratic process, but also for broader local government communications.
Hi simon, i saw your topic and it seems interesting, do you think such a topic is still relevant in 2012? here is my email stacyonalo@yahoo.com , waiting for your reply
Simon,
I think it’s an excellent topic, pretty much in tune with current trends.
And I envy you, because I have 3 days left to write a 3000 word proposal for my own dissertation (MA Public Communication & Public Relations. While dissertation is due in August, the stupid proposal essay is due on WEDNESDAY.
And I still have no clue what to write about!
So, if you have ay creative ideas, maybe things you or your friends were considering – drop me a line!!!
Many thanks + good luck with your final project,
Katya
P.S. All ideas are welcome – from lobbying themes to investor relations
Kateryna, as you already submitted ur proposal, what sort of ideas were you toying with?
Katya – my advice (having worked with dozens of students on their dissertation projects) is to consider two things:
1) What will keep you interested in this topic in the months ahead?
2) What is the body of existing knowledge and theory that you will draw on?
If you aren’t motivated, then it is very hard to keep focused or deliver a really good piece of work. Also, if there isn’t some body of knowledge to draw on, it makes the initial literature review difficult and so impacts on the rest of your project.
You don’t necessarily need to be topical, highly original or over ambitious in your choice of dissertation subject – just make sure you will be happy to work on it in the months to come.
Thanks, Heather!
Well, just in case you are interested, my two choices are:
1) The «media’s pet» phenomenon of Marks & Spencer – what does it take to stay in the headlines?
2) Role of communication at different stages of merger and acquisition processes
While the first one seems too trivial, it has many interesting aspects to write about: CSR, financial crisis, potential takeover, corporate identity.
The second topic is related to corporate & city PR, the fields I’d like to explore.However, it’s very general, and I won’t be able to get quality info on a case study to make it at least a little original. I don’t want to repeat what others have already said. If I could just modify this topic somehow, that would be great.
Would appreciate (and very much welcome:) any feedback from you !
Many thanks, Katya
hello komarova, i appreciate your ideas about public relations. But i have a problem since am young in the same field.
i really would like u to help me and get me a research topic in line with PR that i will use in my third yr.
am from a small country called Uganda in Africa.
thanx
Hey Sauda! I would advise you to take a look at this topic as a young person and a potential PR Practitioner:
“Alcohol ads and their effects on minors”
This study analyses beer and alcohol advertising campaigns in the mass media and their negative effects on minors.
I’m from the country called Lesotho in Southern Africa
I presume that you have to include primary research in your dissertation, which would affect the choice of topic.
If looking at M&S, then you’d need to be able to research the concept of maintaining media coverage and identifying academically “what it takes” in terms of models. If you don’t have access at the company, then you’d probably need to access journalists, which could be difficult. So a study on M&S that relied on say, media content analysis would need to be devised. Not impossible, but probably not the topic you’ve initially mentioned.
Again, looking at mergers and acquisitions implies you’d need case study research – could you access organisations? And, how would you assess the role of comms at different stages? I would imagine if you could do interviews etc then you’d be asking about what happened which would likely be unreliable and post-rationalised.
I can imagine a topic involving M&S that would be based on looking at a couple of areas – eg the relationship between media coverage of M&S and its share price – which could be useful in looking at how media relations contributes to the bottom line.
Or research into an aspect like CSR – or specifically Plan A – and how this has affected “public” perceptions of the organisation. By which I mean different publics.
Hope that helps.
I’ve recently completed a brief literature review project looking into ethical approaches in public relations practise (or lack of), however rather struggled with references. As a result the mark was far from sufficient, although worth only 20% of the module grade. My next submission is however worth 60% and is the research proposal for my final 3rd year dissertation. As you can imagine, Im having great dificulty debating of whether or not to sustain this topic or move onto something different. Does anyone have any ideas of any other topics relating to PR?
Daniel, You sound unhappy with your grade for ethics, so I’d probably not continue with that topic and select another area of PR that interests you. There are zillions of possible topics relating to PR – why not start with a previous journal article or theoretical framework that you feel has something to say that you could build on or even challenge.
Hi Daniel – Heather’s advice is very sound – to perform to the best of your ability in an assignment, you’ve got to be interested to keep motivated (i find…).
On the subject of references, I’m struggling to find “traditional” academic references for my dissertation topic, as the local govt PR literature is almost all media relations focussed, and there’s not much academic research on social media to date. Most of my referneces are web/blogs, but according to my tutors this is ok given the topic. I have noted in my literature review about the lack of academic literature to show that I’ve considered / looked at those kind of sources.
The ethics subject was actually provoked by a journal, but no others were obviously apparent.
dont think research is my ‘forte’. lol
Will keep reading though and I’m certain I’ll find something suitable. I do agree with you Simon, it’s paramount you research something that interests you.
Many thanks guys and all the best,
Daniel
Simon – there are some journal articles on new media you should check out so I’ll email you separately on this. Don’t forget the “classic” books re online media as well (from Scoble to Cluetrain) which have more value academically than blogs/websites.
Simon i am beginning final year this october and have been told to start thinking of ideas for my dissertation. i am quite interested in corporate identity and have recently completed my work placement within a council in my home town. do you think there is enough research ect on this or do you have any other ideas that i could go with?? im new to this whole process so just want a good angle to take
Hi Claire – not sure whether there is much research on local govt and identity per se, but it’s definitely an area that is important to local government.
In my experience councils need a well controlled brand identity, yet there is constant pressure to invent new identities/logos that confuse customers as they don’t know who is delivering the service (is it the council, a contractor, a charity?).
This can have wider impact on the council through things like performance assessment, ratings etc as residents aren’t clear what services their councils deliver.
Interesting area – I led a brand simplification piece of work at Medway Council, reducing the number of different identities and making things clearer for customers.
sw
Claire,
I think corporate identity is a great area for study (especially with organisations such as local authorities that often seem to confuse elements of brand identity such as logos with the entire way in which others identify them – or identify with them).
I really recommend Cees van Riel’s book “Principles of Corporate Communications” for getting to grips with issues around identity and image.
Good luck.
Hi, I am going into my final year at university and need help thinking of a dissertation title and topic for a public relations degree. I am wanting to get started early so need a few ideas all are very welcome. I was considering something to do with new media or the effects of digital manipulation but not sure how to turn these into pr based subjects. Please help.
Thank you
Hi Laura,
As you’d expect, digital media is a subject close to my heart!
One area I was keen to investigate was the relationship/linkages between “traditional” media and “new” media. How do issues emerge and evolve and how do different types of media feed from each other?
There is a fair amount of reading on this available, but it still seems like an interesting area to research in, particularly given the rapid pace of change in all types of media.
cheers
sw
Thanx Simon,
what would you class as traditional media and modern? Do you also not think that this is far too general for a dissertation topic?
traditional media would be press, radio, tv etc
new media would be web, blogs, podcasts, micro-blogging etc
you’d probably need to frame the question more tightly for a dissertation title, but I think there’s definitely mileage in this area for some interesting research
Hi Simon would you help me with my research on this topic “The Impact of Social Marketing in National Government campaigns and its failures”. First, this is one topic i just thought of doing.
Gosh, people, I just finished my PR degree and its time for the dissertation and I know its not going to be easy to find a topic judging by what all of you have written…am all the way in southern africa and the clock is REALLy ticking… any ideas?? Surprisingly I had thought of writing on the gender biasness of PR..that is predominantly female…now am thinking whether I will find any literaure on the same….
Hi
I also need to decide on a dissertation for public relations, preferably keeping in line with my work experience i have just completed with the publicity department at a film company. I am completely stumped as I dont want to overlap with marketing and there is not alot of film publicity academia out there?
Hi, sorry I am still deliberating about my dissertation topic I originally wanted to keep it in line with my work experience in PR which was in the fashion, beauty and lifestyle PR and was thinking perhaps something to do with censorship. If anyone has any suggestions on how to combine these or a related topic to either of these it would be great help as I really want to get started on the research and just need some inspiration.
Thank you xx
THE TOPIC IS OKAY, JUST MORE RESEARCH TO MAKE IT WORTH WHILE
I have literally no ideas though and cant find any research of interest
hi, Am doing my final year in Public Relations(Masters). i was looking out for good topic in Public Relations for my research. i need a good topic to do my research in Public Relations in tourism.
Hie , i am a Markerting Student and i am considering doing a dissertation that combines personal branding and public relations to focus on student development programs at a University. Any ideas guys?
Simon, hi there. A google search at 4am on a miserable Tuesday morning in not so Summery Kent brought me to this discussion. I completed my planning assignment for CIPR diploma last week and then was shocked to discover that the final project outline was due in yesterday!
Like many others I am very tempted by something around social media – I work in the public sector. However I am considering some work around a very specific identity issue – whether my organisation’s logo is suited to its role and whether it is aligned to the vision and priorities at a local and national level. I don’t want to drift too far from the pr perspective and dip into marketing theory. Welcome any thoughts on this…
Hi Guy – I thought I kept some odd hours, but 4am in Kent is definitely nocturnal. I expect you’re relieved to ge tthe planning assignment done, although that just brings on the start of the project!
I’m no expert, but my gut feeling is that your title feels more like a marketing one rather than PR. I know there’s a body of theory about identity within PR, but I’m not sure how you would go about determining the level of alignment – there’s a great deal of subjectivity around logos that marketing and PR theory struggles to deal with.
Perhaps a more PR focussed angle would be to look at more broadly whether your organisation’s comms are aligned with its vision/priorities?
I am thinking of doing a dissertation around the area of PR and women. Explore how women are dominating the PR world. Any ideas on ways I could research and what methodology will be good in my case?
Thank you.
Hi samantha, Your topic seems very interesting, I will like to know the dynamics surrounding your choice and to find out if you still went ahead with the topic. My email stacyonalo@yahoo.com, i feel it will allow for easier communication
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Hi Samantha,
Your topic caught my eye out of the gazillion replies here, just wanted to know how it worked out for you…
Thanks !
your site is quite educating,i need help in my masters dissertation topic,am interested in public relations in communities
Hi Simon,
I am on a very tight deadline to get a dissertation topic and I am interested in how social media is changing PR however I feel I need to be more specific and would be grateful for any interesting topic surrounding this that you could suggest. Thank you
Hi laura, were you able to streamline your topic? and did you go ahead with it? Please contact me with your response on my email stacyonalo@yahho.com awaiting your response
I am looking to research the expansion of E-PR and how some PR consultancies have not yet made the move online. I would appreciate any comments you may have on this subject
Thank-you
thanks for all the recent comments, and apologies for the delay in replying.
Samantha – women in PR isn’t an area I know much about. One area I’ve always looked at is while PR is dominated by women (as % of employees), why are so few medium/large agencies headed by women?
Esther – need a bit more to go on to help with that I’m afraid…
Laura – an interesting area – I think it would be interesting to look at how the emergence of social media is challenging assumptions in the models of PR that are widely taught.
Unknown – I think it would be interesting to look at what e-PR means to agencies and clients, and look at how the emergence of e-PR (need to find a better term though…) is changing the role of PR agencies versus competing agencies (eg marcoms agencies).
hello simon,i really appreciate your site since it is educative. but my lecturer wants my research topic so soon and i want it in line with PR, may be public relations and the community. please send me any topic you approve will help me. thanx
am sauda from islamic university in Uganda.
Just to say that there’s a huge body of literature regarding women in PR from Larissa Grunig and Dozier onwards. A visit to any library which has a selection of PR books should reveal lots of work in this area.
Hi heather, you seem to have in depth knowledge about the women in PR issue and i will like to benefit from it for my dissertation, please contact me on my email stacyonalo@yahoo.com to aid easier communication.
Thanks simon for your recent reply, I finally went with how social media influences new fashion trends as I did my work experience in fashion pr. If you could suggest any literature on social pr I would be extremely grateful for any help.
Thank you
I’ve found this blog and it’s many comments really helpful in attempting to pick my dissertation subject. I know I definitely want to look at PR within the entertainment industry, namely music but have been unsure of how to frame this.
A couple of ideas which I have had was exploring the relationship between public relations and marketing within the music industry but would be very unsure on where to start.
However, I’d also love to look at the differences in brand image between independent record labels and big name labels. Is this too specific?
Any help would be greatly received!!
Nikita
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im doing a pr and communications degree and im finding it really difficult to find a topic. Im really interested in the fashion side and to do with women in pr….. any thoughts anyone!??? please…
Hi all,
I am currentley starting my dissertation and am thinking of doing it regarding PR in the charity sector….specifically breast cancer charities as I have just completed a year placement with a national breast cancer charity.
Im a little stuck on what area to go for…
A few ideas have been:
charities in crisis: a study into the impact of global recossion on non-profit organisations.
or is PR in the charity sector ethical? or
in the many “Pink” generic breast cancer charities how does PR help to set you apart from the competiton
any help would be welcomed.
G x
Hi Simon,
i m doing a dissertation on crisis management.
my question is how pr practicioners face crisis:an exploratory study and use some case studies to analyse. at first i thought to to how pr practicioners face crisis:the case of helios airways as i am from cyprus and i would focus on the air crash that happened in 2005. though its difficult to find contacts etc. still not sure….
it would be very kind of u if i could tell me some ideas..
my main concern now is who am i going to talk – probably do interviews to consultants??
what is ur recommendations…
i m kind of lost as i am an international student also…
thanks,
Olivia
Gemma – I like your topic about the role of ethics in charity PR. To me your third suggestion feels a bit more like a marketing topic – competitive differentiation.
Olivia – you could use a mix of techniques- observing reporting at the time using archive materials combined with interviews with practitioners, if you can find appropriate contacts. To relate this to crisis comms theory would provide a useful theoretical framework.
Nikita- I think looking at relationship between marketing and PR in this context is interesting, although it may be a challenge to find the right theory to frame it with – the marketing / PR intersection is difficult.
Simon
I am keen – what theories are there in the area of crisis communications. I am under the thought that CC is a concept in PR…i dont know i am asking…I have always been interested in doing crisis communications so if you could direct me to a theory i can read on …thanks
Zaira Larry
hii simon…m doin mi post graduate diploma in pr…so i need to present a project for mi annual xams..as m very new to this field therefore need ur help very badly…jst suggest me a topic in which i can get good marks wd excellent knowledge for mi future proceedings..
thanx,
sagarika
Hey all! I am also working on a dissertation for my masters… and am thinking of doing something with New Media and how it is effecting relationships in PR… it is taking away the personal contact but is that a good thing.. would people rather it be more about convenience? I’m just not sure if it is a good topic and I also kind of wanted to dip into something more global in the industry and thought of possibly using the olympics somehow but I’m a little but stuck on how to go about combining them all. If anyone has any ideas please let me know!! my brain is tired!
Hi Krys,
I think the new media/relationships angle is global – and a good topic. You’d need to think about a theoretical framework to build it around, but I think there’s definitely the start of an idea there.
Not sure how the Olympics would link in here – it sounds like a completely different idea to me…
Great! Thank you for your feedback! I really appreciate it!
Hi Simon – great blog, some very interesting ideas and great advise.
I am starting my dissertation just now for my PR and Media degree and am really interested in researching Youth and Public Relations, perhaps something like how Public Relations understands Youth as a public, what strategies consultancies use and comparing them with current theories on publics as a whole. Do you think this sounds interesting enough?
I initially wanted to research current perceptions of youth and focus on how the media potray them with a view to how PR can work to make it better but my initial ideas were not focused enough on PR.
Any thoughts on how I could work on Youth and PR togetherwould be much appreciated?
thanks Susan – interesting topic I think.
Would be good to look at perceptions/assumptions about “youth” as a public and try to benchmark these against a measure of reality / how these impact on the practice of PR with that public?
Thank you for you feedback Simon.
After brainstorming some ideas I think my approach will to look at how a PR practice that specalises in “youth” attempts to understand them as a public and then compare with perhaps a charity or non-profit organisation. I think that the current perceptions on this particular public and how PR deals with it will come into the picture at some point.
Do you think this sounds okay?
The biggest problem is in finding the literature as there is not much on “youth” and PR, although there is enough on publics but more from an organisations point of view.
hi,im doing my master in creative industry management n i cld nt decide my dissertation topic which is helpful for my future also n help me out as a gud knowledge…………..plzz reply soon
Gunn – you’ll need to give me a bit more than that! 🙂 what area are you most interested in? it helps to be interested in something you’ll spend so much time on
Hey Simon,
Love the blog… can see it and the resultant discussion is helping a lot of people!
Like most commenting on this wall.. I have a dissertation fast approaching! Im doing a masters in media and PR and am struggling desperately to come up with a research topic. Moreover, the proposal is due Friday!! My most recent idea is around CSR, and whether companies do enough.. do you think there is anything to look into here?? obviously i do not expect you shall reply before friday… but if you could that would be amazing!!
Cheers,
Sam
Hi Sam,
thanks for the feedback. how about somethign related to CSR, reputation and the current economic climate – how has CSR been affected by changes in the macro-environment?
That said, CSR’s not an area I’m particularly experienced in.
cheers
sw
Hi Simon, like most people on this blog I’m trying to choose my dissertation topic, I’m doing a joint degree course in Public Relations and Marketing. During the summer I did a communications placement with a well known cancer charity so I was thinking of using my knowledge in Pr charity to base my research around. I was hoping that my title could be research into pr charity specifically two very different charities and focus on their well known events and the types of PR used to promote and gather support for these events and how successful they are. Any advice on how to improve this topic and make it more specific would be much appreciated.
Regards
Niamh
need help in choosing my dissertation topic
i want to do smething in marketing in advertinsing and public relations of indian organisation
Hello Simon!
Hope this finds you well.
Your advice to everyone else seems very helfpul so I thought I’d try my luck as well!
I’m a student studying Business Management and Communications and have to write a proposal for my dreaded dissertation. Doing a joint major, my dissertation needs to have a Communications focus, and from what we’ve been told the main topics that are generally focused on are New Media, Public Relations, and Crisis Management (in respect to media coverage).
I’m having trouble trying to pinpoint an actual title/question to go with, particularly because I’m afraid of picking a interesting topic and then finding there to be hardly any research available.
I think I am leaning towards to the Crisis Management theme as I have written a previous essay on this before, but I just really have no clue what to do, and my department is not being helpful at all as there are only a few of us doing a Comms minor.
Any help or advice you could give would be EXTREMELY appreciated. I would be so grateful.
Thank you and have a nice day, sorry for the bother.
Selina – how about something on crisis management in the web 2.0 world? thinking about things like the recent Domino’s video – how companies can/need to respond differently to a “traditional” media crisis? Could test out how trad theories of crisis management are valid or not in social media?
Simon
I’m actually doing a marketing degree but am looking for something with a hint of PR as well. Thoughts so far include the way advertising has become a secondary tool, to reinforce what has already been communicated by PR. However I need to narrow this down a bit! Almost used Government email slur scandal but the thought of focusing on that for a whole year doesn’t really appeal. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Holly
Hello Simon!
I found your advice very helpful! Thank you!
As many others I need help with dissertation topic. I’m doing Master degree in PR. I already know tht I want to relate my dissertation to luxury goods or services. Something to deal with luxury property/ hotels, restaurants, travel, cars, jet renting. I’m a bit lost….))
I would like to look at the role of persuasion or corporate identity.
I’m a bit confused with the body of knowledge and research tht has to be done on tht topic.
I know my topic needs to be narrowed down, but i really have no idea wht is better and more interesting to look at…
Hi Simon
I’m planning to do my CIPR project on corporate reputations for environmental sustainability and how the position/role of PR practitioners within the organisation influences this.
However, my intial stumbling block is how to identify a number of companies to examine that have reputations for environmental sustainability. I’ve been looking for rankings or award schemes but am not having much luck.
Just wondered whether you might have any suggestions please?
Many thanks.
Hi Jo- not an area I know all that much about, but how about focussing on FTSE 100 companies and looking at good and practice there?
I’m sure I’ve seen rankings/league tables on this kind of thing, but beyond a quick Google (which I’m sure you have already tried) I can’t remember where they were.
Hi Simon
I am loving this blog and finding every comment valuable!
As most people who have commented I am trying to decide on a thesis topic, i’m a 4th year corporate communication honours student. I am determined to find something I have a personal interest in that will keep me motivated.
Areas I am interested in involve fashion and various trends in the public sphere, that would be my first choice, if you have any ideas on this? Other areas I would be interested in would be change management and communication or the effects of organisations communication in the public sphere. I am struggling to find something relevant, especially with the fashion and trend idea. I am also concerned about choosing an area that will have a sufficient literature to review and want my topic to be unique.
Hi Simon,
I would like to have a topic on the perception of the role of PROs by internal publics in some selected corporates. While I think this would be a great topic (seeing that most organizations tend to dwell on the image by external publics), I’m not sure of how best to approach it so that it’s beyond the “ideal textbook situation” of the trends that PR is moving into.
Could you kindly advice- is this a topic that would add on to existing knowledge, or its a basic topic that should be used say for a term paper instead?
Another option is how to effectively communicate with internal publics during corporate changes esp mergers. Question however is, is this more of a HR topic?
Lastly, I’m looking at how CSR has been affected especially this year, by the global economic crisis.
Kindly advice.
Excellent Blog every one can get lots of information for any dissertation writing topics from this blog nice work keep it up.
Hi Simon
Thanks for your reply. I’m thinking I may use the Business in the Community list – it’s not a perfect assessment of companies with a reputation for environmental responsibility but certainly not a bad start!
For anyone else interested in the subject there is a FTSE index called FTSE4Good – although it would appear you need a FTSE licence to access the list of companies in comprises.
If anyone has a way of accessing the info I’d be very grateful to hear from you.
Hi Jo
I am doing the same project, and I have list of companies in FTSE4Good, you do not need any licence, just email info@ftse4good.com or co.uk, just go to there website. they are very good they send it to you.
Hi Simon,
i’m a Year3 student of Public Relation(Honour Degree), i need to do a Final Year Project in PR field during this final year. i found ur blog is an excellent one that guide me to the research topic. thanks so much!
Hi Simon,
Fascinating stuff. I discovered your blog via a recommendation in an article written by Andrea Ferris of http://www.yourprdept.com.au in the recent edition of Local Government Focus Magazine. She was discussing your blog on Social Network Sites.
Anyway, I’m glad I found this blog. I’m about to undertake my Masters Dissertation – Organisational Communication. I have recently taken on the role of Corporate Planning and Communications Officer at Lithgow City Council, NSW Australia and we are starting to develop everything from scratch ie: Corporate Identity – Branding, Marketing, Communications Strategy also NSW Councils are about to implement a new Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework. A major component of this is a Communications Strategy also. So how do you narrow all of this down and focus on one part of it. There’s too many tangents and 5000 words to be filled?
Thanks
Hi Simon 🙂
hope you doing ok
nice blog
I’m Year3 student of Business Communication(Honour Degree),and i need to submit my dissertation title next month.
I’m having problem to find an appropriate title for my dissertation…i would like to do something on facebook and online game like Yoville where there is a new communication channel created by the virtual world…. or facebook as a platform for community brand…
please advice
thanks
Rehana
problems in choosing my topic in dessertation.im doing my certificate in PR.
Hi i am returning to university to finish my final year of a PR degree next week. I have just carried out a year work placement in a top PR agency in London which specialises in Fashion PR.
I would like to start thinking about my dissertation topic early so that I can get a good head start. I am looking for some guidence as to what to do it on. I know that occasionally topics involving celebrity or fashion PR can be looked down upon however i think not to use the experience i gained during my work experience would be a waste.
Do you have any advice on the road to go down so that i can use my experience gained and choose a respected and widely researched topic.
Thank you in advance!
Jenny
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Hi Simon,
I have been reading all the contributions to this link and I must say thank you. However I’m also in the same dilemma, but I need a dissertation topic that relates both marketing communication and PR. I am most interested in the entertainment industry(preferably film), however I honestly do not even have a clue on what to work on.
Any ideas please?
thanks
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Hi, I really could do with some help if anyone has the time! Doing this and running a full-time family is soooo stressful!
I am about to start my PR dissertation and I know the area in which I want to do it but am struggling with a more specific area and a title. I am really interested in Corporate Image and Corporate Identity and I would like my do my dissertation around this subject. I am trying to get contacts in the London 2012 but to be honest, if I had a title, I would find choosing a company lot easier.
Anyone out there help me at all?????????
hey.
first thing – GREAT blog, so helpful.
second thing is my dissertation,my topic is: PR and Advertising. Can one survive without another?
I’m stuck, don’t really know how to prove the point. Have you got any tips and hints what i should include in my dissertation? My head is literally empty:( please help.
all suggests welcome.
Hi Simon
I found your blog extremely enlightening and useful. I have taken an idea mentioned from one of the comments made which noted how a student created their own blogs to use with their dissertation. I have followed her advice but I am currently in need to get the ball rolling.
Would you be kind enough to leave a post on my blog and help to get me started on my analysis of ‘new media’.
I have left a link to your blog on mine mentioning how helpful it was to me so feel free to take a look and leave a comment.
Many thanks and hope to hear back
http://prdiss.blogspot.com/2009/10/choosing-pr-dissertation-question.html
hi simon, loving the blog, providing great help. like everyone else i am stuck for a dissertation topic. Im doing an MA in PR and have a proposal due soon. i would like to do my dissertation on something to do with consumer PR and brands use of celebrities but have no idea how to frame it or make it more specific. i am new to the subject of PR as i did my undegraduate degree in the social sciences and so am finding it hard and stressful to come up with a topic. any help will do, thanks!!!!
Hi, was wondering if these posts were actually being read? I posted a request for help on here and I have noticed that there has not been a reply for nearly 6 months. Is anyone there???? lol
can you please send me an example of a dissertaion.
Hello Simon,
After hours of researching topics of interest to me i finally decided on my dissertation topic for my international marketing communications Masters. It is re: the use of social media in fashion pr. Only problem now is I can’t seem to narrow it down in a way that is measurable.
Should i focus on doing a mere analysis of this trend or are there other alternatives I am not considering.
Can u help me narrowing the topic a bit more?
I look forward to your feedback.
Great work btw!
hi Simon,
i thank god i stumbled on this blog.i have difficulties coining a topic due to be submitted on Friday.i am interested in brand development and marketing strategy.i just dont know how to give it a case study…make it researcheble.pls help me out. thanks for a wonderful service to humanity
Hi
Was a fantastic informative blog.
Whilst working for a local authority I am entering my final year of a Business Administration MBA. For my dissertation I have been asked to consider the use of social media as an access channel to services in my authority. I’m really struggling with what I can focus on and thought of something to do with Leisure Centres or Libraries. My other option would be to select a theme such as the fear of crime and use a presence via a face book to post careful messages in an attempt to change perceptions. Help…. my proposal is due in early January. I also note that a number of you suggest there is an absence of literature? Should I focus on strategy, change management, culture. I can’t seem to decide and narrow it down.
Hi Bridget – thanks for the comment and email. Have emailed you some thoughts that will hopefully be useful.
Hi Simon,
I am currently in my second year of BA Public Relations. I have to write a proposal about my dissertation. I want to do something with PR, Event Management and another idea is PR with Advertising.(Entertainment Industy] I really dont know how to correlate these things and what my thesis should be. I would really appreciate your help.
Thank you
Hi
Absolutely great website- other peoples comments helped me when deciding my dissertation research topic in the first place. Definitely the most useful PR website I could find.
I was wondering if you could now help me. My dissertation is due in Monday and I have thus far done the introduction and literature review but, due to the nature of my question, am now stumped in regards to the methodology!
The topic is obviously PR, and my question is…
Generating female health awareness through celebrity profile raising.
Kylie Minogue and Jade Goody: a case study.
My research is all secondary- I initially wanted to conduct some primary, for example a questionnaire, but thought this would be making life hard for myself as I couldn’t think of appropriate questions or how to quantify results. Do you think I should still try to do primary research as well? Would this make my methodology more comprehensive?
I have researched online but found little help in regards to the structure and content of the methodology and have no meetings left with my tutor. I would be soo grateful if you could give me some help here, and also- in regards to my case studies- is this more a personal discussion of them or primarily an analysis of research regarding their impact on health profile raising (at the instruction of my tutor, my literature review does not discuss my case studies.)
The dissertation is 100% of my module and I’m really aiming for a high 2:1.
Any comments would be welcome! Please get back to me.
Thank you so much
Carmel
Hi I am about to start my Business Dissertation and was thinking of the topic of Social Media Advertising, but not really sure how I would be able to get primary research on these topics, since after a quick chat with friends they had never bought anything off a social media site (my dissertation requires both primary and secondary research)
I would gladly appreciate any help on this, if you could spare a few moments as I am stuck for ideas since it is a big area and I’m not sure where to start.
Thanks,
Anna
Hi Simon,
I’ve just come across your blog today. I work for the LSP in Leeds and we are going to be doing a substantial consultation exercies in the summer with Leeds residents, and I have been looking for examples of good practice on how to consult through social media.
Away from work I have recently started my MSc Corporate Comms, and my first module has been about digital and interactive media, and already I am surprised at how little is written about social media in local government, and I myself have listed that as a potential dissertation topic, giving me the opportunity to link it back to my work, but also to follow an area I am personally intersted in.
Here in Leeds, i personally feel that the council is not using social media to its full potential. Howvere one campaign that was run last Summer on Facebook called ‘Follow Alex’ proved to be a big hit for communicating with younger people, might be worth you checking it out for a case example http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/FollowAlex?v=wall&ref=ts
Also I cam across an LGiU discussion paper looking at councils respond to this ‘new’ agenda that might be worth checking out. https://member.lgiu.org.uk/whatwedo/Publications/Pages/3006092.aspx
Good luck with your research.
Adrian.
Hi Adrian, thanks for the comment – will check out those links – always interested to see more about what’s happening in the sector
hello simon, thanx for the educative site. am interested in dealing with PR and the community or the youth as a special group.please advice me on these topics and how to frame them properly. am stranded yet am soon finishing my third year.
i will be glad when my request is looked upon.thanx
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Hi Simon,
I love this blog it’s so useful! I’m starting to think about ideas for my dissertation and I’m really interested in new media and crisis management in particular whether new media is a useful tool when it comes to dealing with a crisis or whether it can prove to be more of a problem. I’m just not sure how to narrow it down? Please help me!
Any suggestions would be more than welcome!
I look forward to hearing from you,
Lauren
thanks simon give me updates….
simon asking you to help me am student in PR .DIPLOMA IN CIPR i passed the first two part the CRT AND THE CAmpagin but the third part i failed in two times help me i cant know how to chose topic iwant to make a pr. resarch but i cant iam very suiped in this part can you help me my contact is sweetmango75@hotmail am waiting to hear from your or read an eamil from you as soon as possible cos i must submit the paper to education center by the end of 6/201o thanks
simon asking you to help me am student in PR .DIPLOMA IN CIPR i passed the first two part the CRT AND THE Campaign but the third part i failed in two times help me i cant know how to chose topic i want to make a pr. research but i cant iam very suiped in this part can you help me my contact is sweetmango75@hotmail am waiting to hear from your or read an email from you as soon as possible cos i must submit the paper to education center by the end of 6/201o thanks
Hi Simon,
Fascinating discussion you have going on here. I’m sure many students in search of a dissertation topic will have found it beneficial. I’m currently working on my thesis proposal and wondered if you could shed some light on ways of carrying out primary research. I am looking at how social media has impacted book publicity with an emphasis on blogs and social networking sites and how these are being used by publishers and authors in the chick-lit genre. My reason for choosing this particular genre was my tutor telling me that researching the book publishing industry as a whole would be too general and that I would need to be a bit more specific; I decided therefore to narrow it down to genre-specific and felt that the target audience of the chick-lit genre will already be using social media for personal use and would therefore be a suitable segment to target with online book publicity. However, I’m not clear which angle would be best to address this from: just provide an analysis into how social media is impacting the book publicity tactics for chick-lit or why social media works better in promoting chick-lit compared to other genres, classics for example whose typical readership may not have a strong online presence. I would appreciate your thoughts on this.
I’ve found some peer reviewed journal articles on the rise of social media and a couple on how the tools of social media are being employed by publishers (if you can recommend any that would be great!). My main problem however is how to carry out primary research around this area. I was thinking of carrying out an online focus group with key chick-lit bloggers asking their views on how they feel they impact book publicity compared to offline journalists. I was also thinking of carrying out phone interviews with book publicists about whether or not they are currently utilizing social media tools in their publicity campaigns and their reasons for doing so. Finally, I was thinking of bringing my ideas together with a case study of a recent chick-lit that made use of social media to complement its offline publicity.
I would really appreciate if you could offer me any ideas, particularly on the primary research aspect and also on which angle to approach this problem from. Many thanks in advance!
hi, simon,
great informative discussion, i m realy in urgent need to have my dissertation topic which i want to work on public relation in realtion to effective communication but cant find on good methodology and the research problem to proceed on further.
can u pls help me out wd this, if u hv suggetions u cn forward it to my mail. i wd realy appreciate if u cd reply me as son as possible.
regards
arifa
Dear Simon,
I am handing in my dissertation proposal this wednesday and I am totally lost.
I am from the Netherlands and I study international applied communications in England at the moment.
My focus is probably off and I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction.
My dissertation has to be part research and I would really like to do an online survey (instead off: indepth interviews, content analysis etc) So I would have to have a topic that has a clear target group (preferably people my age 18-29).
I am very interested in social media and fashion. Now I just have to link it to public relations.
I hope you can help me.
Kind regards,
Aranka
Simon should be very busy! So many ques have to answer. I also have some ques to ask…but i dun think anyone free to answer me…sobsob
hi simon, need you to help me with some topics that i can use for mi final year project and they should be in public relations, advertising or media..
thanks as i await your quick response.
Hi Foong Soon, can I know which University are you studying and which country are you from?
Hi Simon
I am a student in Journalism and Media Studies in Zimbabwe and have been doing my industrial attachment at a certain parastatal in the PR Department. Now i want to develop my topic for final year desseration starting August.
I am intending to do my project using this topic:
“Applying critical discourse analysis in understanding public relations practice”. My worry is that i have never carried out research at this level and do not know whether this topic is feasible or not and also do not have any idea on the research method and methodology to be used in carrying out the research.
thank you for provding this site were we can be help
l ll want you to help me choose a project topic in public relaton
am stanley thans 4 provding this site where people ask for help
pls l ll want you to help me sugest a project topic in public relation
Hi Simon,
This blog is fantastic – it’s just what I was looking for.
I’m in the middle of choosing a research title for my MA in Communications and PR.
Would really like to look at effective PR in creating vrand awareness and effective communication strategies…
Any more ideas/direction that you can bounce of these would be great….
Hi Simon.
I am about to start my fourth year dissertation studying Public relations and media and im totally stuck for ideas on topics.
I am very interested in how the role of PR has developed over the years and how and why it has changed but dont know if this is too overdone or not specific enough?
i was also thinking of something surrounding Public Relations within the armed forces, and whether it had any inpact on the war on terror. Whether the soldiers recieved communications, and any outgoing PR to the public and what effect it had?
any other suggestions would be great thanks
Michael
hi
your blog is superb.am doimg my MBA n am interested in PR tradition vs new media……
can you give me some tips regarding my project,
plz
Hi there,
I’m due to submit my dissertation topic in the next week or so and I have know idead what my question is going to be.
I recently finished a years internship at The Walt Disney Company in the Disney Channel Press Office. Ideally I want my question to be about Disney but not entirley sure what it could be. I was thinking along the lines of;
How does The Walt Disney Company use PR to protect its brand values?
Any suggestions or help from anybode will much appeciated!
Thanks,
James
hi i need help with my deseration topic..im at a loss . studying BA HONS of advice and faculty of health . topic has to be around advice ..
thinking poverty outreach work.. along these lines.. please help..
slam,
now days i am in searching of thesis topic, i am doing my masters in gender studies, it is dificult fo me to find topic wiyh objectives, i was working on why women comit crimes bt is refused. so please help me
Hi
I am about to begin my dissertation for BSc Communication and PR and was contemplating either of the following topics, as they are different to those in my class but where my interests lie. They are along the lines of:
Can one organised event change the image we have of an organisation
OR
Do uniforms help communicate our role in society?
Im notfully sure what i want to do but i like Corporate event planning and particularly fashion as communication.
Any input would be valued.
Thanks
hi Simon and thanks for your guidelines in writing a dissertation. i was struggling with my dissertation writing but after visiting your site my dissertation writing problems are almost solved. once again thanks for your tips on dissertation writing.
content writer
Hi Simon,
Excellent thread you have here. I’m in the early stages of my dissertation in Public and Media Relations. I have decided to explore the impact of social and digital media on PR techniques and the significant change in the way PR practice now operates. I want to challenge a few existing theories but was hoping that you may be able to point me in the direction of a couple (maybe not so well known)that could provide me with a strong contrast.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Tim
i am a third year student who is totally stuck on wat research to conduct..i like something to do with events,media and ethics..kindly enlighten me..but this blog surely is awesome!
Hi Simon,
Firstly may i say a huge thankyou, this has been really helpful when thinking about dissertation topics.
Im in my second year doing a PR degree and we have been set the task of doing a ‘mini’ dissertation/ research project.
I was thinking of looking into women in PR and why it is an industry mainly dominated by females.
An alternative idea would be the impact of social media on PR, and how the roles of PR are changing.
If you could give feedback on these ideas i would be most grateful.
Many Thanks, Leanne.
Recently Maidstone Council spent thousand on educating staff on social media (mostly twitter) and they still had not got the hang of social networking. Before the local council invest in social media training they firstly need to understand there target audience and the type of tools they are likely to use to communicate with them.
Dear Simon,
This blog is one of a kind.
As everybody else,I am trying to find a topic for my dissertation.. I want to correlate public relations with event management. I was thinking to do event as a strategical pr tool- but isn’t that obvious and very vague concerning secondary research? I would be really grateful if you could reply me.
Thank you in advance
Stefania
hii simon…m doin mi post graduate diploma in pr…so i need to present a project for mi annual xams..as m very new to this field therefore need ur help very badly…jst suggest me a topic in which i can get good marks wd excellent knowledge for mi future proceedings..plz do help me..it urgent…
thanx,
sagarika
my email id is sagarika.dutta5@gmail.com.plz do send me the stuffs asap…il be highly obliged…
thanx,
sagarika
Hi simon?
Im a final year student of PR and im looking for a suitable topic for my dessertation.
Im thinking of “how small medium enteprises can use PR to manage competion”, or Business competition: A study in the impact of PR on small medium enteprises, as my topic. Kindly assist me. thank you.
Jacque
Dear Simon,
I am doing my Masters in PR and have to hand in a proposal for my dissertation soon. I am intersted in PR and events management and the entertainment industry. I have no idea what the title could be and if theres going to be enough in this area to write 13000 words.
I would appreciate your help
Thanks
Sukhi 🙂 P.s I love this blog, its been so helpful
This’s my first encounter with this site,is a good one. I think u can help me out with finding a topic for my dissertation which must be presented in a weeks time from today.am thinking of writting on the new media or corporate communication. Please help me out.
Dear Simon,
When I came across your blog I was very happy because I’m feeling a bit lost about choosing my dissertation topic! I’m currently studying PR with Events Management but of course my dissertation topic must be mainly about PR. I’m very interested in either discussing how social networking (or social media) is a new PR strategy or about how celebrity endorsements in PR campaigns influence consumer behaviour.
Here are the topic questions I’ve come up with:
1- To what extent have celebrity endorsements in PR campaigns affected/ influenced consumer behavior?
2- Is social networking more persuasive than traditional PR strategies? (for example in regards to changing attitudes to consumers or companies?)
3- To what extent has PR created celebrities into commodities?
Please do let me know which you think is best and examples of methodology! Thank you so much Simon 🙂
Best Regards,
Sara
hi sara,
i am from kenya and doing my dessertation now. i was glad to find out that you were interested in the same topic i am doing. since you posted this in 2011 i believe you already cleared with the dessertation. which topic did you choose from the two? i am doing celebrity influence on consumer behaviour. if it is the same could you please share some litrature that you used
Kind Regards
Racheal
Hi Sara and Racheal,
I’m a student of MA in PR and coincidentally I too am working on a similar topic – celebrity endorsements and consumer behavior. It would be wonderful if you could share your literature.
my e-mail is aquarian.namrata@gmail.com
This Article give a wonderful Idea about public relationship ,that how we communicate with government in social platform.
hii,this is the first time am seeing this website and i think its has good infor.Need help with my dissetation topic.want to do something on public relation and company’s reputation,but just dont know how to put the two together..please help.
1. Dear Simon,
When I came across your blog I was very happy because I’m feeling a bit lost about choosing my dissertation topic! I’m currently studying PR. I’m very interested in either discussing how online or internet has been using investor relations to motivate or communicate with prospect and current investors of the company?
Here are the topic questions I’ve come up with:
1- how does company using website IR to communicate with investors ?
2- Is online investors relations are more persuasive than traditional IR communication strategies?
3- To what extent has PR created investor relations on official websites of compony?
Please do let me know which you think is best and examples of methodology! Thank you so much Simon
Best Regards,
Aarti K.
Hello.
I study hospitality and events. I’m thinking about my topic for dissertation.I want to write about social media,how it impacts on PR in hospitality industry.But it’s sounds too broad..I need a help to narrow it. I was asked to use a case study on a hotel,but it’s difficult to find contacts with them. So I wanted to research particular market or sth else.I don’t know. I’m confused a little bit and I need help.
Thank you!!
hi.. i am also in the process of deciding on my dissertation title which should be in the PR field.. i was thinking of doing it in nation branding but i dont know if i will have a problem finding enough litretuare on this subject as i havent been finding many till now..what do you think about the nation branding sector? plz help
Hi Simon 😀
I really am glad I stumbled upon your very educating blog. I happen to be struggling in finding an interesting topic for my corporate communications dissertation and your article, and all the comments, really inspire me.
I’m quite taken with the topic of crisis management in web 2.0 world. I’d like to focus on the social media part though, I think the title should revolve around “the importance of social media in crisis management plan”. Most likely I’ll narrow it down to Twitter, FB, and Google alert.
However I’m not really sure on the research questions though. Below are what I currently have in mind:
1. Is the traditional crisis management strategy still apply in web 2.0 world?
2. How effective social media is as corporate communication means?
3. How important social media is to be integrated in crisis management plan?
Are they too vague? I also unsure at the link between the three RQs… I wonder if you have ideas to differentiate this dissertation with any other articles and papers around the web.
Please let me know your thoughts of this 🙂 I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you very much Simon!
Hi!Simon,
please assit me in fiding an appropriate dissertation top.I am a Public relations manager at a local bank in here in Tanzania,but what I have experienced is that the bank’s management would not give me the freedom to practice my career.I have come to understand that most PR managers in other organizations here face the same problem.
I would like my dissertation to be about this problem;like “The misused role of PR managers in Tanzania” or something like that,please assist!
Hi,Simon
could you provide some interesting pr topic for the dissertation? i am doing the joint degree, business management with communications. I would like to focus on social media this part.
I had a topic, which is ” social media is a tool in marketing “. How do you think about it ?
Thank you very much
Amanda
Hi, Simon
I found your blog recently while searching for my PR dissertation ideas. I think this is a fantastic and very helpful blog. After reading various comments, I finally have some ideas for my dissertation, just not sure how would i research it in terms of methodology, please help, I need to write a proposal for next week.
Here are some of the ideas I took from your blog:) :
1. The impact of social and digital media on PR techniques and the significant change in the way PR practice now operates?
2. Are social network more persuasive than tradition communication forms, in regards to changing attitudes of individuals towards key debates?
or
3. Do consumers really understand a company’s brand values (based on Costa Coffee brand) ?
I would highly appreciate If you would leave me a comment on this one.
Thank you very much
Regards, Gosia
Hi,Simon.
I’m really lack of idea towards PR topics for my final year. can i have some suggestion what should i choose for my final year project?
thanks.
Hi. Simon
I was working in public relation department for five years and now study Msc computer since, my dessertation will start soon but I haven’t any topic, and thinking to work in somthing about public relation and computing at same time, but I realy confused, and need your help please to choose an easy topic.
many thanks
Fal
I think it will be a wonderful thing to combine your knowledge in pr and computing.Try it.
Hi Simon,
I am Priya doing master degree in Public relation, m really stuck at that point were i need your help, i have to finalized my dissertation topic, please suggest me some topic. I am focus in entertainment and lifestyle but still confused to frame the title, Please do let me know which you think is best.
Thanks you!!!
Regards
Priya
Hi simon,
i didn’t recive your suggestion, please give me some idea through i can help my self, m really stuck with the topic, please do let me know.
Thank you
Hai Dear
iam persuing M.S.Public Relations
i have to finalized my dissertation topic, please suggest me some topic.I am focus in General Insurance Sector but still confused to frame the title, Please do let me know which you think is best.
Thanks you!!!
Best rgs,
M.K.Chowdhary.
9620953201.
Kindly provide me the two more titles on Public Relations in General insurance sector
hi, i am a public relations student, completed my third year. i am interested in rural poverty and such like topics but i am not sure how to tailor that in relation to public relations. kindly provide me with some suggestions. i would really appreciate.
thank you
hi Simon,
i am really stuck on public relation topics to use for my final year project kindly give me some suggestions. thanx
Hi Simon,
Am a public relations student at the university of Nairobi in Kenya,East Africa.Please help me with some ideas on a dissertation topic of research which involves something to do with employee relations.any views are welcomed.
Thanks so much hope to hear from you soon.
Hi Simon
Read the blog post thread with great interest as I’m currently working on my CIPR Diploma research project, looking into whether social media helps to effectively engage young people in the democratic process. Writing my literature review at mo so if you know of any helpful resources please advise. Many thanks.
Hi Anna – I’m not aware of much research specifically on that topic, but Tim Davies (http://www.timdavies.org.uk/) is much more of a specialist on social media/young people/democratic engagement than I would ever claim to be – he may be able to point you in the right direction
Hi Simon!!
Was heartening to go through all the questions thrown at you by others, eases my mind a little as I am in the process of deciding my dissertation topic as well. I am a Master’s student at Uni of Leeds, and have my proposal due in April.
I’m sort of revolving around the concept of researching how PR is practiced by Indian MNC’s in the UK and whether it is any different from the western practice of PR. Would you have any insight on this topic ?
Please do contact me on bn11a5s@leeds.ac.uk.
Regards,
Aneesha
An amazing blog! ive scrolled through all of it an gathered together a few ideas, im in my third year doing my dissertation studying Media Arts and my purposal is due tomorrow, i know ive waited until the last minuets but i need to give in a tital and it seems like you can help me.
At first i was looking at Radio and maybe thinking or looking at something to do with it… How Radio developed and changed during the First and Second World War.
When you spoke about relationship between traditional and new media… Maybe explore how issues emerge, evolve and how do different types of Media feed from eachother. What other roads/topics could i go down, maybe also tie it in with how social media is changing and developing? Maybe a tital along the lines of ‘How social Media is changing, and how issues emerge and evolve and different types of Mediaa feed from eachother’ or maybe ‘How social Media is changing and how Traditional and New media issues emerge and evolve and how they feed from eachother’ not sure if it sounds right but something along them lines… Found a few book in the libary, but what kind of books would you suggest? Thanks a lot Marie S xx
hi there Mr.Simon
I’m currently studying in Degree in Mass Comm. (Public Relations)..just like the others,i’m kinda stuck with what i’m gonna write for my final paper..
I’m have came out with several topics to my advisor but somehow it has been rejected. therefore, i’m hoping that u’l spend sometimes for me by suggesting on what i should write for my paper..
I’m thinking of the effectiveness and perception of the youth towards the government campaign or ethics practices in pr government agencies..but role of new media and how it change the practices in pr firm itself,also seems to be okay..
Really look forward on your reply Mr.Simon..
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This blog is amazing, it has definately gave me such an insight into what I will choose for my dissertation.
Thank You & Much Appreciated 🙂
Great topic! I’m still thinking on mine..
I might write about The role of PR in europen cultural institiutions’ communications. What do you think?
Hi Simon,im shilpa n im doing final year mass communication. And now im stuck with the starting step of choosing a proper topic in which i vl do my research. Can u pls help me choose a good topic for my research. I want to do any such topic which is really related to media in all sense n is ongoing topic of present days. i mean is that it should be related to current n fresh topics in media.
I wish to c ur rly asap………..with all hopes
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Hello there,
I am currently doing a masters on PR here in the UK, and I have less than a week to submit my dissertation proposal. However first of all I have never done one in my life, so I have no clue on how to get started, second, I do have an idea about my topic, but I am not quite sure if it has enough potential as to be developed on my dissertation. I am still working on it, but its something along the following lines:
The effect of PR on Consumer Behavior / consumerism, probably related to Bernays theories compared with todays heavy Internet usage…or perhaps PR influence evolution over the last century…comparing again Bernays and the Internet era.
I would really appreciate if someone could please help me out here! I dont know what to do or how to even get started 🙁
Many Thanks!!!
am final year in dilpman in management studies
Hey Simon,
Was looking forward to a similar kind of help like others. Was hoping if you could suggest some dissertation topics in the field of films and PR. Please let me know, if you could help. Also i need it asap!
Thank you! 🙂
Hi,Iam a final year student of the Ghana Institute of Journalism pursuing a B. A in communication studies in Ghana-west Africa.my research topic is “the role of PR in reputation management of the ghana police force” will be glad to gain an insight of this topic.tanx hope you assist me with tips to handle this topic.
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Hi, my research topic is Public Relations: A tool for sustaining good corporate image” I will be glad to gain an insight of this topic. Hope you assist me with tips to handle this topic.
Dear sir, i plan to further my Pdh. My research intrest is Public Relation and Branding a nation. Currently, my country Malaysia going ” 1Malaysia campaign for branding a nation. Hope you can guide me, given some sample thesis or abstract for further reading. Thank u.
Hi Simon!
I think you have done a great job with this blog. It has been really useful. Like pretty much everyone else here, even I have to submit a thesis. I am interested in PR and have a few topics in mind. These include:
– Role of PR in a democracy
– Inter dependency of PR and advertisements
– Evolving trends in PR due to social media
Among these, which one do you think will be impact full and comparatively easy to gain information about? Also, do you have any better topics that I could maybe work on?
Thanks a lot.
Hi, Simon,
I am doing MA in Public Relations and have to submit my dissertation proposal next week. I have chosen the area of social media but cannot choose exact topic of my dissertation. Ideally, I would like to look at Facebook specifically as I spend lots of time on it (hence it will keep me interested throught the next couple of month of writing) and connect it with PR and maybe fashion. So something like, use of social media (Facebook) by PR practitioners in high-street UK industry. I will be looking at specific
at specific UK high-street retailers. What do you think? Or would you perhaps have any better ideas/suggestions? My dissertation is minimum 15,000 words. Thanks! 🙂
Hi Simon, I’m a 3rd year student in PR please help me with a topic that has anything to do with PR. Please reply through my email add beevelapi@webmail.co.za
I am thinking to do with something like PR and tourism. but I do not know how to start and what methodology can I use to study this topic.
what do u think guys?
Hi,
I am from India, pursuing my MBA in Advertising & Media Management. My final semester requires a project study on the specialization subject which I’ve chosen.I would like to do my project study on PR in Media.So anyone please help me out choosing a topic in that relevant subject.
Thanks in advance.
Hi Simon,
Hi, I am going into my final year at university and need help thinking of a dissertation title and topic for a public relations degree.
I am wanting to get started early so need a few ideas all are very welcome. I was considering something to do with an airline such as Emirates Airlines or British Airways and how they use media relations through the effects of promotions and buyer behavior to keep a constant flow of customers.
What do you think, i’m i on the right path?
Any feedback and help will be appreciated guys!
Hi again all 🙂
any idea about what methodology can i use to study PR and tourism?
Hi , I m doing my Master’s in Media & Communication. I would like to know certain new topics that i could work on as my dissertation topic . My area of interest is citizen journalism and news reporting . I thought i would work on Impact of citizen journalism on mainstream journalism ,But my guides in the University did not approve of it . I am really worked up and trying to find some topic that i could vastly cover ..Please help
hi sammy…u doing a great work. Can u help me with any researchable topics,ve tried several to my supervisor, he s nt approving any. Even tried to work on effect of IMC on manufacturing organisation using a case study, but he seems its nt catch enough. Pls, help….
hi simon…u doing a great work. Can u help me with any researchable topics,ve tried several to my supervisor, he s nt approving any. Even tried to work on effect of IMC on manufacturing organisation using a case study, but he seems its nt catch enough. Pls, help….
a third year student and really do not have any ideal about a topic about my project work. really want a topic concerning the community
Hi Simon
I am thinking to do my dissertation on PR and advertising, but I am not sure how to form the topic… please help me! Any suggestions are welcome.
Hi Simon,
I was wondering on which topic to choose but thanks to you i have so many ideas now.
hey! can you tell me about the scope of public relations on international and domestic level in detail. please Im looking for your quick reply.
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hey Simon!
can you tell me about the scope of public relations on international and domestic level in detail. please Im looking for your quick reply.
hey simon can you help me to find a good research topic about the relation ship between the public relations activities and media or the public relations and women or public relations and fashions or the impact of new social media to public relations professional or you can choose any of public relations topic that interesting to be done by me im persuing BA in public relation and marketing in St.Augustine University of Tanzania.
Hey Simon was having trouble with research topic for mi masters desertation but by going through the topics in this blog i came up with exactly what i nid will notify you when i have any trouble thanx
hi simon
what a helpful blog..m a btech PR student and m having dificulties in choosing my dissertation topic.plz help,i was thinking of pr and reputation managemrnt related topic but i dnt knw whr to start…any ideas?
Hi Simon and all,
it seems like you havent replied in a long time, so I was hoping maybe you could start doing so with me! I have a dissertation plan due next week, and my areas of interest would be entertainment PR and social media. I am very confused, as it could really be anything from fashion or film PR to analysing Kony 2012 campaign-like some of my colleagues did. I am looking for something current and original.
Could you please help?
I should stress here that I’ve only done a fully academic dissertation in the past-meaning that I only used books and on-line sources without conducting any research- so the topic that I choose should be something that I can find sources for! Any help would be really appreciated!
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Hi Simon,
I’m not sure if this blog is still active but I will enquire anyway.
I am currently doing a dissertation on media influence using the reporting of the Madeleine McCann story as a case study.
My dissertation must be related to Public Relations and I feel that the dissertation is currently taking on more of a journalistic approach.
Would you kindly offer some advice on how to stay on track.
I look forward to your reply,
Maria
I am studying event management and need ideas for my dissertation. I want to use the subject of PR and event management together as a topic but i am unsure how to link the two to create a piece of research. Any ideas are helful. x
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I’m a final year student and need help to find a topic for my final project. It’s a bit difficult for me….. My area of study is strategic communication.
Hi all, I am a Nigerian female, applying to a South African University for my Masters program in PR and Communication. I recently finished a one year internship in a top bank in Nigeria, where i worked in the commercial banking department also known as the marketing department. Part of my application requirements is a research proposal and i am stuck on a topic. my interest is in social media and its effect on customer acquisition and growth of small scale business enterprises. PLSSSSSSSS, can someone help me restructure this topic or help with a new one entirely. my deadline is in a week. Thanks.
Hello Simon, If you were to choose between this topics: Corporate identity& M&S, Celebrity endorsement&Hollywood. My second question, is Brand identity a PR topic or would it be branding and therefore marketing.
Thank you very much.
hai simon,
i came to know about your site from my dad. i am doing my pg in public relations. we need to do a dissertation anything related to public relations or mass communication. can you please help me for choosing topic which is related to media or advertisement and also please tell me what kind of aspect that i can include in the topic..
I hav decided to research on ‘relationship betweeen culture,religion &csr. pls do help me with data collection…..from wer can i find the source
wow! i’ve really learnt alot thanx ya’ll
thanx guys, i’ve learned a lot!
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Hi Simon,
Next semester, i have to write my dissertation topic!Our lecturer has asked us to think of our topics now, and submit a proposal after a month or so. I am really interested in writing it on PR, more related to the marketing side, but cant seem to come up with an original and interesting topic! Could you please shoot some ideas by me! Thanks alot for your help.
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